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700,000 State Pensioners Face 'Scandal' that DWP Will 'Move Heaven and Earth to Put Right' - Birmingham Live

ENGLAND, UNITED KINGDOM, JUL 25 – Around 700,000 eligible pensioners in England do not claim Pension Credit, valued at £4,300 annually, contributing to rising pensioner poverty, a parliamentary committee said.

Summary by Birmingham Mail
A DWP report into Pension Credit take-up found Age UK estimates that “a total of over £8bn was not going to pensioners eligible for it”.

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Birmingham MailBirmingham Mail
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700,000 state pensioners face 'scandal' that DWP will 'move heaven and earth to put right' - Birmingham Live

A DWP report into Pension Credit take-up found Age UK estimates that “a total of over £8bn was not going to pensioners eligible for it”.

·Birmingham, United Kingdom
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Leicester MercuryLeicester Mercury
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'Scandal' as pensioners lose out on £4,000 a year they are entitled to

MPs have raised the issue as they called for action to tackle poverty among the elderly in the UK

·Leicester, United Kingdom
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Leicester Mercury broke the news in Leicester, United Kingdom on Friday, July 25, 2025.
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